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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJimmy Carter is leaving you a legacy.
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Yes, you. You, reading this.
From Jimmy, to you. On purpose.
For real.
All you have to do is open your hands, and your heart, to accept.
Here is the legacy:
The power to make the love of the life you share with this earth and other creatures your vocation, and find love smiling back at you everywhere you look.
The opportunity to embrace a life of service to others and place your skills and your experience, your passion and your joy into that service. You will never have a private jet, but you will have rewards that cannot be purchased with any currency.
The ability to accept victory and success with humility, and defeat and failure with grace, and what you learn will become your superpower.
The understanding to be inspired and strengthened by your spiritual beliefs, to own them and their gift to you honestly, without demanding others have the same beliefs or any beliefs at all.
The strength to be kind. Over, and over again, all the time.
A smile.
Accepting this legacy may cost you much that you currently value. But it will bring you more joy than you can imagine, for all the days you remain here.
Thank you, Mister President. Rosalyn's heart's companion. Beloved Dad. A world's inspiration. Peanut farmer. Home builder. Jimmy.
I will do my best to accept, and cherish this gift.
hopefully,
Bright
KSNY
(319 posts)for articulating this so well and reminding us of this gift.
thatcrowwoman
(1,230 posts)And Im so glad you do. Your good heart shines in your every post.
I join you in hope and in doing my best to accept and cherish the gift, the legacy, that President Carter offers us all.
🕊thatcrowwoman
Easterncedar
(5,545 posts)It seemed I hadnt seen you for a while, so I went looking for recent posts. I misspelled your name, so it took me a while to find you.
Im so glad I did. This post is beautiful and true, and something I needed just now.
Thank you.
TygrBright
(21,301 posts)I am on the road right now and so not posting as much, but knowing that something I posted was helpful to you is a wonderful gift!
appreciatively,
Bright